Frosterley Marble

Frosterley Marble is a black, bituminous coraliferous limestone containing fossil crinoids of the Lower Carboniferous (Mississippian ), some 325 million years ago. It outcrops in Weardale, County Durham, England, including near the village of Frosterley whence it is named.

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